Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Hello to everyone! Sorry for the long delay in updating the blog. But hopefully it will be worth your wait. Some wonderful things have been happening here - and Sr. Marie St. Paul is going to fill you in on that in a few days (i'll give you a hint: lots of building news)! But for now, we hope you enjoy this slideshow from pics from the Transitus of St. Francis.

The PCPAs of Our Lady of Solitude

"A religious community which refuses to conform to the requirements of the times becomes unfaithful to its founder, for it will no longer be able to do the work confided to it...A community keeps its youth if it is faithful to the spirit of its founder by striving to do things, not as they were done in the lifetime of the founder, but as the founder would do them if he were alive in our day."

About Us

Who are we? The Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration of Our Lady of Solitude Monastery in the Diocese of Phoenix. We are in the process of building a new Monastery in Tonopah, Arizona. This blog is intended to keep all of our faithful friends and supporters up to date on the 'latest happenings' regarding this building project. It's also intended to keep you up to date on our day to day life and adventures!

We are not some casual and meaningless product of evolution. Each of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed, each of us is loved, each of us is necessary. There is nothing more beautiful than to be surprised by the Gospel, by the encounter with Christ. There is nothing more beautiful than to know Him and to speak to others of our friendship with Him.

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WHY ARE POOR CLARES BLOGGING?

Blogs! To be honest, we never knew what they were until someone suggested that we begin our own! This usually is the way of it with us Poor Clares. When my Superior told me to create a website, I had never seen the internet, did not know what a hyperlink was, and had never heard of 'google'! Yet, here I am, on my 3rd website! And enjoying every minute of it! Why? Because it is our hidden way of evangelizing! It's our hidden way of spreading the fragrance of our life, of our contemplative existence.

It's with this in mind that we have created our new blog. It's blogging from the mountaintop of our prayer and from the valley of daily duty. It's sharing our joys and challenges - which are quite heightened with the upcoming construction of the new Monastery and Chapel. Having received so much, it's our joy to give back...not only through our intercessory prayer, but also in other little ways (like this website, our quarterly newsletter, and now our 'blog').

Our contemplative life is meant to be an inspiration for all of you who are on the front lines! We hope that these little means of evangelization give you some refreshment (and that our prayers supply you with ammunition, so to speak), so that you can keep fighting the good fight of the faith.